Título: The Storm We Made: A Novel
Autor: Vanessa Chan
Sinopse: NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
In this “espionage-laden family epic” (Vanity Fair), an ordinary housewife becomes an unlikely spy—and her dark secrets will test even the most unbreakable ties.
Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara’s family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day.
Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the truth.
A decade prior, Cecily had been desperate to be more than a housewife to a low-level bureaucrat in British-colonized Malaya. A chance meeting with the charismatic General Fujiwara lured her into a life of espionage, pursuing dreams of an “Asia for Asians.” Ten years later as the war reaches its apex, her actions have caught up with her. Now her family is on the brink of destruction—and she will do anything to save them.
Told from the perspectives of four unforgettable characters, The Storm We Made spans years of pain, triumph, and perseverance. “The tenderness in its details, the ordinary ways that these characters love and laugh in the face of the extraordinary…Chan shows us, with clarity and care, how the truest mirror comes from the intimacy of human connection” (The New York Times Book Review).
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Storm We Made: A Novel”, de Vanessa Chan, publicado pela editora S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, em 2025 e com 368 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books
Páginas: 368
Ano: 2025-02-11
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1668015153
ISBN13: 9781668015155
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books costumam envolver tramas densas, onde o psicológico e as relações humanas ganham destaque em cenários tanto urbanos quanto pequenos vilarejos. A experiência de leitura frequentemente traz tensão crescente, com mistérios que revelam segredos do passado e conflitos íntimos, como dramas familiares e dilemas morais. O catálogo apresenta narrativas que transitam entre thrillers psicológicos e histórias de amadurecimento, com personagens complexos enfrentando perdas, rivalidades e desafios pessoais. A linguagem tende a ser direta, com ritmo que equilibra momentos de introspecção e cenas de suspense, muitas vezes explorando o impacto das escolhas e memórias.
